Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable record medium for providing content copyright in chatroom

Abstract

Disclosed is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable record medium for protecting content copyright in a chatroom. A content protection method includes adding, by at least one processor, a mark to content in a chatroom, the mark including chatroom information for identifying the chatroom in response to a user request from a user associated with the content in the chatroom, and executing, by the at least one processor, a function corresponding to the user request using the content to which the mark is added.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A content protection method implemented by a computer system comprising at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions included in a memory, the method comprising:
 adding, by the at least one processor, a mark to content in a chatroom, the mark including chatroom information for identifying the chatroom in response to a user request from a user associated with the content in the chatroom, the adding comprising providing an edit user interface (UI) for adjusting the mark added to the content; and 
 executing, by the at least one processor, a function corresponding to the user request using the content to which the mark is added. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the adding comprises determining at least one of a size or a position of the mark to be added to the content based on an image-based analysis result of the content. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the adding comprises receiving a mark addition request from the user every time the user request is recognized, or receiving the mark adding request in advance. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the mark includes chatroom information used for an electronic device of another user sharing the content. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 creating the mark in an image or pattern form recognizable at a server, to make a sharing path of the content trackable through an interaction with the server, and 
 displaying tracking information about the sharing path of the content through the mark on an electronic device of another user sharing the content. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 forwarding, by the at least one processor, a notification to an electronic device of at least one original content creator having sent an original version of the content in the chatroom, the forwarding being in response to recognizing a screenshot request or a sharing request as the user request for the content. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the forwarding comprises selecting at least one contact having sent a message included in a screenshot range as at least one notification forward target, in response to designating the screenshot range in the chatroom. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7 , wherein the selecting comprises analyzing chat content included in the screenshot range, and excluding one or more contacts from the at least one notification forward target. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 6 , wherein
 the notification includes a function for sending an intent from the at least one original content creator regarding whether to approve use of the content, and 
 the adding comprises adding the mark to the content in response to receiving an approval intent from an electronic device of the at least one original content creator through the notification. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the adding comprises, in response to the notification being forwarded to the at least one original content creator including two or more original content creators,
 adding the mark to the content of one of the at least one original content creator that sends an approval intent, and 
 disallowing a screenshot operation and a sharing operation for the content of another of the at least one original content creator that sends a disapproval intent. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing, by the at least one processor, a storage space associated with a screenshot at a point in time at which a desired period of time elapses based on a point in time at which a screenshot request is recognized, in response to recognizing the screenshot request as the user request for the content; and 
 leaving first content, by the at least one processor, to which the mark is added and deleting second content, by the at least one processor, to which the mark is not added, from among contents stored in the storage space during the desired period of time. 
 
     
     
       12. A non-transitory computer-readable record medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to perform a content protection method, the content protection method comprising:
 adding a mark to content in a chatroom, the mark including chatroom information for identifying the chatroom in response to a user request from a user associated with the content in the chatroom, the adding comprising providing an edit user interface (UI) for adjusting the mark added to the content; and 
 executing a function corresponding to the user request using the content to which the mark is added. 
 
     
     
       13. A computer system comprising:
 at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions included in a memory, 
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to, 
 add a mark to content in a chatroom, the mark including chatroom information for identifying the chatroom in response to a user request from a user associated with the content in the chatroom, 
 execute a function corresponding to the user request using the content to which the mark is added, and 
 provide an edit user interface (UI) for adjusting the mark added to the content. 
 
     
     
       14. The computer system of  claim 13 , wherein the mark includes chatroom information used for an electronic device of another user sharing the content. 
     
     
       15. The computer system of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to forward a notification to an electronic device of at least one original content creator having sent an original version of the content in the chatroom, in response to recognizing a screenshot request or a sharing request as the user request for the content. 
     
     
       16. The computer system of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to select at least one contact having sent a message included in a screenshot range as at least one notification forward target in response to designating the screenshot range in the chatroom. 
     
     
       17. The computer system of  claim 15 , wherein
 the notification includes a function for sending an intent from the at least one original content creator regarding whether to approve use of the content from the original content creator, and 
 the at least one processor is further configured to add the mark to the content in response to receiving an approval intent from an electronic device of the at least one original content creator through the notification. 
 
     
     
       18. The computer system of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to,
 access a storage space associated with a screenshot at a point in time at which a desired period of time elapses based on a point in time at which a screenshot request is recognized, in response to recognizing the screenshot request as the user request for the content, and 
 leave first content to which the mark is added and delete second content to which the mark is not added, from among contents stored in the storage space during the desired period of time.